Beverage carbonation and dispensing container

• US 4,265,376 A
• Filed: 05/16/1979
• Issued: 05/05/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Seymour S. Skidell
• Original Assignee: Seymour S. Skidell
• Inventors: Skidell, Seymour S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, David A.
• Application Number:
  US06/039,513
• Time in Patent Office: 720 Days
• Field of Search: 261/DIG. 7, 261/81, 261/122, 261/124, 99/323.1, 99/323.2, 99/323.3, 99/275, 222/129, 222/129.1-129.4, 222/146 C, 222/189, 222/190, 222/397, 222/463
• US Class Current: 261/81
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 23/2362 for aerating or carbonating within receptacles or tanks, e.g. distribution machines B01F23/2361 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 261/07 Carbonators

Abstract

A substantially cylindrical container for use in carbonating small quantities of water for household or individual use as a soft drink dispenser contains a spherical, porous stone through which carbon dioxide gas is expressed under pressure for diffuse dissemination into the contained water for carbonation, and a rounded container bottom providing for manual rocking and rotative movement of the container for agitation of the water to facilitate and enhance the carbonating process.

Claims

1. A portable beverage carbonation and dispensing container comprising, in combination, a substantially cylindrical container member having integrally formed side wall, bottom wall and top wall portions, said bottom wall portion being convexly-rounded in the outwardly-projecting direction, and having a central, relatively small-diameter spheroidal protrusion serving as a pivotal point for the rocking and rotative spinning of said cylindrical container about its axis of symmetry, said top wall portion having an ellipsoidal access opening, an ellipsoidal closure cap member having a marginal, peripheral upper surface portion of such size as to overlay a marginal inside portion of said top wall access opening when said closure cap member is concentrically disposed with respect to said access opening at the inside of said container member, releasable means for sealingly constraining said closure cap against the underside of said access opening, a beverage dispensing spigot communicating with the interior of said container member through a first opening in said container member top wall portion and fixed with respect to said top wall portion, carbon dioxide gas coupling means communicating with the interior of said container member through a second opening in said container member top wall portion, a spherical, porous stone member, a flexible conduit communicating between a central portion of said spherical porous stone member and said carbon dioxide gas coupling member at the inside of said container member, and handle means secured to said container member top wall portion to facilitate turning and rocking said container member about said spheroidal protrusion.

2. A beverage and carbonation dispensing container as defined in claim 1 wherein said releaseable means for sealingly constraining said closure cap comprises a resilient gasket seated upon said marginal peripheral upper surface portion of said closure cap member, and toggle spring means acting between upper surface portions of said closure cap member and outer surface portions of said container member top wall portion.

3. A beverage carbonation and dispensing container as defined in claim 2 including a dispensing tube communicating between said beverage dispensing member at the inside of said container member and a bottom central portion of said container member adjacent the inside of said bottom wall portion.

4. A beverage carbonation and dispensing container as defined in claim 3 wherein said beverage dispensing member comprises a lever-actuated dispensing valve.

5. A beverage carbonation and dispensing container as defined in claim 4 including a manually operable pressure release valve in said closure cap member.